From: Paul Brannan <pbrannan@...>
Date: 2001-11-16T07:18:57+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:25346] Re: Ruby 1.6.5 won't compile... suggestions?

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Niklas Backlund wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install Ruby 1.6.5 on a box running the Suse Linux
> distribution. When I run make, at seemingly random points, I get the
> message:
>
>    gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 11

"Fatal signal 11" is another word for a segfault.  Usually, when this
happens with gcc, it means that you either have a hardware problem or a
poorly-configured system.  I cannot give you a single checklist for
tracking down the problem, but check out the sig11 FAQ at:

  http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/

which has a number of possibilities you can consider.

(On a side note, the first time I had this problem, it was because I did
not have swap enabled).

Paul